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L. L. POLLARD. ATTAGHINGAUGERS T0 HANDLES.

No. 32,890. Patented July-23, 1861.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

LEONARD L. POLLARD, OF \VORCESTER, A'IASSACHUSETTS.

AUGER-I-IANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,890, dated July 23, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD L. POLLARD, of the city and county ofI/Vorcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Improvement for irttaching Angers and other Tools to the Handles;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification.

The drawing is a sectional View showing the whole arrangement.

A. is a handle made in the usual form.

B. is the shank of the auger.

(I. is the ratch or dog with a projection fitting into a notch in theshank of auger.

I). is the thumb piece or key which locks the ratch firmly in its place.

E. is a spiral spring, which when the thumb piece or key is pressed in,throws the catch back, and releases the auger, and it also throws thethumb piece out, when the auger is inserted.

F. is the frame or socket.

G. is a pin or rivet holding the catch or dog 0. in its place, and onwhich said catch or dog turns.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The socket or frame F, the catch or dog C. the thumb piece or key D. ortheir equivalent in combination with the spiral spring E. the handle A.and the pin or rivet G.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LEONARD L. POLLARD. [L. s]

In the presence of- EDWIN Arms, MAno KENDALL.

